Wayne Gendron, 51, first noticed the red scaly patches on his skin when he was 27.

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"It was horrific and embarrassing, " says Gendron, a sales manager in the Boston area.

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Then Gendron joined a clinical trial of an experimental drug last year and was startled by the results.

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"People connect well with horses because they are gentle, instinctive creatures, " Gendron said.

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In southeast Queens, though, "there's mixed feelings on the SBA, " said Roger Gendron, New Hamilton Beach Civic Association president.

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As for Susan Gendron (Former Comissioner of Education of Maine, went to Helsinki with Pearson, left her position before her term ended).

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